THE 2019 LOS SUEÑOS SIGNATURE TRIPLE CROWN COMES TO AN END
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 3, 2019
Contact: Ashley Bretecher
Tournament Director
THE 2019 LOS SUEÑOS SIGNATURE TRIPLE CROWN COMES TO AN END
1. 2. 3. 4. Count them! The number of billfish released in Leg 3, bringing the three-leg combined total
to 3,945 billfish overall
Los Sueños Resort and Marina, located at Playa Herradura on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast,
held the third and final leg of its sixth annual Los Sueños Signature Triple Crown billfish series,
presented by Chantilly Air, March 27-30, 2019. Forty seven of the best and most competitive
teams came together to release a total of 1,234 billfish over three days.
Going in to this event, the reports were that fishing was slow with 3-6 fish a day being average.
We were pleased to see the teams find the fish when the radio went off with an early bite on Day
1 and ended with a nail-bite inducing finish on Day 3. With 100 points awarded for each sailfish
release and 500 points for each marlin release, marlin always end up making a difference for the
podium finishers. After all the scorecards were reviewed, a three-leg Triple Crown total of 3,945
billfish were released (3,820 sails and 125 marlin) – or 444,500 points achieved by the 51 teams
that participated this year, 38 of which were registered in all three events.
TRIPLE CROWN DAY 1
It was Tarheel to call in the first fish of the tournament just eight minutes after lines in, followed
in the same minute by a triple sailfish release by Shoe. By 8:37 am four marlin had been released,
with another two released in the following hour. In the same amount of time nine doubles were
called in a three triples. Needless to say, fishing started off promising. By 10 am a total of 117
billfish had been released (111 sails, 6 marlin) and Fish Tank was in top position, followed by Sea
Angel in second, and Tarheel in third. At the end of the day though, Uno Mas had taken first with
2,100 points (16 sails, 1 marlin), Sea Angel remained in second with 1,900 points (9 sails, 2 marlin),
and Blue Eagle finished third on time with 1,700 points (17 sails), over Scandalous and Dragin Fly.
The fleet achieved 373 billfish releases on Day 1, including 361 sails and 12 marlin.
TRIPLE CROWN DAY 2
Just four minutes after lines in, it was Pez Collector to report the first sailfish release of the day
to Tournament Control. Funny enough, they also released the last fish of Day 1 at 4:02 pm on
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Thursday! At precisely 11:24 am Fish Tank released a marlin, starting a flurry of marlin releases with 5 in under 12 minutes. Fish Tank was in top spot at noon with a two-day total of 3,200 points, followed by Hey Chama with 3,100 points, and Uno Mas in third with 3,100 points. In the end though, Uno Mas pushed their way back to top spot with 16 sails and 1 marlin on Day 2 alone for a two-day total of 4,200 points (32 sails, 2 marlin), followed by Hey Chama with 3,900 points (34 sails, 1 marlin), and Fish Tank finishing in third with 3,800 points (23 sails, 3 marlin) on time, over Sea Angel. A total of 531 billfish were released on Day 2 alone (517 sails, 14 marlin) for a two-day total of 904 billfish (878 sails, 26 marlin). TRIPLE CROWN DAY 3 The first hour of Day 3 was an explosion of marlin hook ups and releases, with the first call of the day a marlin hook up by Reel Pushy at 8:05 am, which was released only five minutes later. By 8:40 am, a total of 8 marlin had been released, including a double header striped marlin by Numero Uno, who went on to win the day with an impressive 2,100 points after releasing 6 sails and 3 marlin. By 2 pm the fleet went on to release 212 billfish, with Hey Chama then in first with 3,400 points, followed by Blue Eagle with 3,400 points, and Fish Tank also with 3,400 points. Off Duty finished the day off nicely with a triple sailfish release at 4:04 pm, bringing the total billfish releases for the day to 330 (318 sails, 12 marlin) and the three-day combined total to 1,234 (1,196 sails, 38 marlin). Uno Mas finished first for the tournament with 5,000 points (40 sails, 2 marlin), followed by Big Oh in second on time with 4,900 points (39 sails, 2 marlin), and Hey Chama in third with 4,900 points (44 sails, 1 marlin). On behalf of the tournament committee and everyone at Los Sueños Resort and Marina, congratulations to all winners! CASH PRIZES & AWARDS Nearly 700 guests came together under the stars at the Los Sueños Beach Club to enjoy a phenomenal buffet dinner and live music by Acustica Lounge’s Coco Hits. Immediately preceding the presentation of trophies, prizes and checks to the tournament winners, guests enjoyed the highly anticipated dock show filmed and produced by Rich Christensen and Michael Butler. The ceremony was closed out by a spectacular fireworks display by La Trinidad. Tournament winners took to the stage to receive a total of $240,000 in cash prizes, as well as other awards provided by tournament sponsors, including custom trophies by Gray Taxidermy, apparel by Tunaskin, framed prints of this year’s tournament art by Steve Goione, YETI coolers and tumblers, Huck buckets, Costa sunglasses, and Flor de Caña aged rum. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The entire tournament organizing committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who came together to support this event. Our gratitude goes out to all the anglers, 2|P a g e
captains, mates, observers, technical advisors, cameramen and videographers, spectators, Los
Sueños staff and of course, our sponsors (in alphabetical order): BLP Legal, Bristol Marine Supply,
Canvas Designers, Caterpillar/Matra, CHANTILLY AIR (presenting sponsor), Costa, CR
Marine/Gato Gordo Golf Carts, Cummins, D Dey Response Group, FishTrack/Buoyweather official
weather provider, Flor de Caña, Galati International Yacht Sales, Gost, Gray Taxidermy and Gray
FishTag, Huck Buckets, Marlin Magazine (Bonnier Corporation), Marriott, Maverick Yachts,
MTU/SVF, Los Sueños Resort and Marina, Poms & Associates, Promerica Bank, RK Creative
Productions, Seakeeper/A.G. Marine Services, Sevenstar Yacht Transport, Steve Goione Marine
Artist, Tunaskin Aquatic Apparel, Vanmark Inc., Viking Yachts, Yeti Coolers. For more about our
sponsors, please visit www.lossuenostournaments.com and click on Sponsors.
OWC QUALIFYING EVENT
The top team from each leg of the Los Sueños Signature Triple Crown will be eligible to compete
in the 2019 Offshore World Championship. For further information, please visit
www.offshorechampionship.com.
ABOUT THE LOS SUENOS SIGNATURE TRIPLE CROWN
2019 marks the 6th Annual Los Sueños Signature Triple
Crown billfish tournament series. The Triple Crown
consists of three annual tournaments, in January,
February and March each year, and is fished out of the world class Los Sueños Resort and Marina
in Costa Rica.
Mark your calendars for the 2020 Triple Crown! Leg 1: January 15-18, Leg 2: February 26-29,
Leg 3: March 25-28.
ABOUT LOS SUEÑOS RESORT AND MARINA
Los Sueños Resort and Marina is the premier luxury real
estate resort in Costa Rica. Nestled on the Central Pacific
Coast, Los Sueños is an 1,100-acre oasis offering incredible
ocean, rainforest and golf course view properties; a
gorgeous waterfront Marina Village commercial area with
restaurants, shops and lively entertainment; a large
private beach club for residents; an 18-hole championship golf course; a superb 201-room
Marriott Hotel; and much more, all within close proximity to world record-setting sport fishing
waters. Information on Los Sueños Resort and Marina is available online at www.lossuenos.com.
Information on Los Sueños real estate properties is available online at
www.lossuenosrealestate.com.
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For further information, please contact Ashley Bretecher, Executive Director of Marketing and
Communications, Los Sueños Resort and Marina, Toll-free: 1-866-865-9759, Direct Tel: 011-506-
2630-4005, or e-mail: a.bretecher@lossuenos.com.
FOR PHOTOS CLICK HERE
Photo credits: “©Los Sueños Resort and Marina • Photographer: Pepper Ailor.”
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1st Place: UNO MAS 5,000 points, 40 sails and 2 marlin Uno Mas is a 60’ Bayliss captained by owner Brooks Smith, with anglers Sam Peters, Matt Traber, Justin DeBoom, Terry Robinson, and Jeremy Agüero. Uno Mas came in sixth in Leg 1 this year and eighth in Leg 2. They previously took first in Leg 2 in 2018, as well as second in Leg 3 in 2015, where Brooks was crowned Top Angler. 6|P a g e
2nd Place: BIG OH 4,900 points, 39 sails and 2 marlin This is Big Oh’s first win since 2015 when they fished on Trophy Box and took third both in Legs 1 and 2. Big Oh is a 63’ Scarborough captained by Ronnie Fields, with anglers Gray Ingram (owner), Jimmy Fields, Anthony Rizzo, Rodney Ingram, and Bo Ingram. Big Oh previously won several of the Signature Billfish Series and Marlin Invitational tournaments, which were run by Los Sueños prior to the formation of the Triple Crown. 7|P a g e
3rd Place: HEY CHAMA 4,900 points, 44 sails and 1 marlin Hey Chama, a 65’ Bayliss captained by Irving Irausquin, with anglers Leonard Chapman, Manoel de Silva, and Marlon Prendas, comes to us from Curacao. They fished the Triple Crown for the first time in Leg 2 of the 2018 series. These young up and comers finished 39th in Leg 1 and 44th in Leg 2, and gave a tremendous show in Leg 3 for a podium finish. TOP ANGLER LEG 3 Congratulations to Manoel de Silva of Hey Chama who is the Top Angler for Leg 3. Manoel achieved 1,800 individual points (13 sails, 1 marlin), tying with James Kontos of Pez Collector, but releasing his last fish 3 hours earlier, by 11:26 am to be precise, for the top position. Our apologies to Kevin O’Connor of Reel Pushy. Kevin was recognized at the awards ceremony. He is a hard working mate, and obviously skilled angler, but professional anglers are not eligible for the Top Angler prize. Congratulations on a job well done! 8|P a g e
Series Champion: FISH TANK 17,400 points, 144 sails and 6 marlin Fish Tank, a 63’ Hatteras captained by Ben Horning, with owners/anglers Chris and Laura Jessen, and their fellow anglers Kitt Toomey, Mike Ivancevic, Darren Helwig, and Joe West. Despite not making the podium for Leg 3, Fish Tank was the clear and undisputed Series Champion of the 2019 Los Sueños Signature Triple Crown, finishing with an almost unbelievable 17,400 points (144 sails, 6 marlin), 3,500 points ahead of the closest runner up, Sea Angel (on time ahead of Uno Mas with the same 13,900 points). Going in to Leg 3 Fish Tank already had a 2,900-point lead, and the 31 sails and 3 marlin they released in Leg 3 alone sealed their fate. Kudos to Laura Jessen who, despite a broken foot, released 6 sails this tournament alone and 34 sails over all three legs! 9|P a g e
TOP ANGLER OVERALL 2019
This is far from Austin Angel’s first time on
stage. Austin fishes aboard the Sea Angel, a
63’ F&S. He was crowned Top Angler in Leg
1 in 2015 and was the Top Angler Overall
for that season. The Sea Angel team took
third in Leg 1 in 2014 and again in Leg 3 in
2016, then first in Leg 3 in 2017. Austin
released 45 sails and 2 marlin over the
three legs of the 2019 Triple Crown for
5,500 individual points.
TOP LADY ANGLER OVERALL 2019
Jackie Kopp of Family and Friends, a 50’
Blackwell, gave an impressive show,
finishing fifth out of all 300+ anglers that
participated in the 2019 Triple Crown.
Jackie released a total of 43 sails and 2
marlin this season, including the first
annual one-day Ladies Only Tournament
held in January, for 5,300 individual points.
Jackie was also the Top Lady Angler Overall
in 2018.
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